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Local news, sports, business, politics, entertainment, travel, restaurants and opinion for Seattle and the Pacific Northwest.Tue, 26 Sep 2017 15:22:34 -0700en-UShourly1https://wordpress.org/?v=4.8.13 killed in trailer explosion in Mississippi identifiedhttp://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/3-killed-in-trailer-explosion-in-mississippi-identified/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all
http://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/3-killed-in-trailer-explosion-in-mississippi-identified/#respondTue, 26 Sep 2017 15:22:34 -0700http://www.seattletimes.com/news/3-killed-in-trailer-explosion-in-mississippi-identified/LAUREL, Miss. (AP) — The three people who were killed in an explosion in Mississippi’s Jasper County have been identified. WDAM-TV reports the Jasper County Coroner’s Office on Tuesday identified the victims as Robby Russell, his wife Betty, and his mother Laura. The explosion, which injured two others, occurred Monday afternoon. Family on the scene […]]]>4 arrested for damage at Christmas tree farmhttp://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/4-arrested-for-damage-at-christmas-tree-farm/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all
http://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/4-arrested-for-damage-at-christmas-tree-farm/#respondTue, 26 Sep 2017 15:21:23 -0700http://www.seattletimes.com/news/4-arrested-for-damage-at-christmas-tree-farm/COVINGTON, La. (AP) — Four teens are accused of damaging or destroying 62 Christmas trees at a Louisiana farm. The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office says two 16-year-olds, one from Carriere, Mississippi, and one from Pearl River, Louisiana, face a felony charge of criminal damage to property worth more than $1,000; misdemeanor criminal damage to […]]]>Onetime Sounders star Fredy Montero unsure what to expect in return to CenturyLink Fieldhttp://www.seattletimes.com/sports/sounders/onetime-sounders-star-fredy-montero-unsure-what-to-expect-in-return-to-centurylink-field/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all
http://www.seattletimes.com/sports/sounders/onetime-sounders-star-fredy-montero-unsure-what-to-expect-in-return-to-centurylink-field/#respondTue, 26 Sep 2017 15:20:49 -0700http://www.seattletimes.com/?p=10514625NY police officer shot during car stop leaves hospitalhttp://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/ny-police-officer-shot-during-car-stop-leaves-hospital/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all
http://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/ny-police-officer-shot-during-car-stop-leaves-hospital/#respondTue, 26 Sep 2017 15:20:14 -0700http://www.seattletimes.com/news/ny-police-officer-shot-during-car-stop-leaves-hospital/YONKERS, N.Y. (AP) — A police officer in suburban New York who was shot in the face when a car stop turned into a firefight has left the hospital. Yonkers police officer Kayla Maher walked out of the hospital to a crowd of fellow officers on Tuesday. The 26-year-old had been shot in the jaw […]]]>‘I’m like a cold sore’: Luke Burbank brings ‘Live Wire!’ back to Seattlehttp://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/im-like-a-cold-sore-luke-burbank-brings-live-wire-back-to-seattle/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all
http://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/im-like-a-cold-sore-luke-burbank-brings-live-wire-back-to-seattle/#respondTue, 26 Sep 2017 15:18:53 -0700http://www.seattletimes.com/?p=10514489Burbank, 41, brings "Live Wire" back to The Neptune Theater in Seattle on Saturday, where the hometown boy saw "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" in 1991. ]]>Seahawks receiver Doug Baldwin: Team’s anthem statement is about fighting inequality not protesting the flag our countryhttp://www.seattletimes.com/sports/seahawks/seahawks-receiver-doug-baldwin-message-is-about-fighting-inequality-not-protesting-the-flag-our-country/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all
http://www.seattletimes.com/sports/seahawks/seahawks-receiver-doug-baldwin-message-is-about-fighting-inequality-not-protesting-the-flag-our-country/#respondTue, 26 Sep 2017 15:18:00 -0700http://www.seattletimes.com/?p=10514708Seahawks receiver Doug Baldwin said Tuesday the reaction to the team's anthem statement Sunday has been 'mostly positive.']]>Police pursuit ends with fatal crash in Rollahttp://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/police-pursuit-ends-with-fatal-crash-in-rolla/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all
http://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/police-pursuit-ends-with-fatal-crash-in-rolla/#respondTue, 26 Sep 2017 15:14:04 -0700http://www.seattletimes.com/news/police-pursuit-ends-with-fatal-crash-in-rolla/ROLLA, Mo. (AP) — Authorities say a man who was wanted by the U.S. Marshall’s Service died when his vehicle crashed during a chase in Rolla. Rolla police say in a news release that an officer tried to stop the man early Tuesday after noticing he was driving erratically. The man sped off and eventually […]]]>4 Saginaw Valley State students have reactions to chemicalhttp://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/4-saginaw-valley-state-students-have-reactions-to-chemical/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all
http://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/4-saginaw-valley-state-students-have-reactions-to-chemical/#respondTue, 26 Sep 2017 15:12:40 -0700http://www.seattletimes.com/news/4-saginaw-valley-state-students-have-reactions-to-chemical/KOCHVILLE TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Saginaw Valley State University says four students have suffered skin reactions after coming in contact with a toxic disinfectant in a chemistry lab. University spokesman Justin Engel says at first one student went to a hospital with symptoms after exposure to phenol, but three other students later began suffering similar […]]]>Man charged in 2001 homicide in Marylandhttp://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/man-charged-in-2001-homicide-in-maryland/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all
http://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/man-charged-in-2001-homicide-in-maryland/#respondTue, 26 Sep 2017 15:12:30 -0700http://www.seattletimes.com/news/man-charged-in-2001-homicide-in-maryland/TEMPLE HILLS, Md. (AP) — Police in Maryland have charged a man in a 2001 homicide in Temple Hills. Prince George’s County Police said in a news release Tuesday that 36-year-old Antwan Green of Leesburg, Virginia, was charged this week with first- and second-degree murder. Detectives say in October 2001, officers found 24-year-old Taj Noble […]]]>Odor sickens some students in science area of high schoolhttp://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/odor-sickens-some-students-in-science-area-of-high-school/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all
http://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/odor-sickens-some-students-in-science-area-of-high-school/#respondTue, 26 Sep 2017 15:09:10 -0700http://www.seattletimes.com/news/odor-sickens-some-students-in-science-area-of-high-school/SIDNEY, Ohio (AP) — Authorities say an odor sickened a few students in the science area of a high school in western Ohio. A Sidney Fire Department release Tuesday said no injuries were reported. The odor was reported around 11 a.m. Fire officials say the odor may have come from formaldehyde, sewer gas or a […]]]>Acting DEA head tells employees he is stepping downhttp://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation-politics/acting-dea-head-tells-employees-he-is-stepping-down/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all
http://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation-politics/acting-dea-head-tells-employees-he-is-stepping-down/#respondTue, 26 Sep 2017 15:08:57 -0700http://www.seattletimes.com/news/acting-dea-head-tells-employees-he-is-stepping-down/WASHINGTON (AP) — The acting chief of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is stepping down while the agency awaits the nomination of its permanent leader. A person familiar with the move says Chuck Rosenberg will leave the post Oct. 1. The person, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss personnel matters, says Rosenberg notified […]]]>ERA and UFO: Indians pitcher Bauer loses drone in parkhttp://www.seattletimes.com/sports/era-and-ufo-indians-pitcher-bauer-loses-drone-in-park/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all
http://www.seattletimes.com/sports/era-and-ufo-indians-pitcher-bauer-loses-drone-in-park/#respondTue, 26 Sep 2017 15:07:37 -0700http://www.seattletimes.com/news/era-and-ufo-indians-pitcher-bauer-loses-drone-in-park/CLEVELAND (AP) — One of Trevor Bauer’s infamous drones is missing. The Indians won’t help him look for it. The Cleveland pitcher, who also is an enthusiast of flying the unmanned, remote-controlled devices, lost the drone on Monday in a suburban park where he was zipping it around trees and other obstacles with a camera […]]]>Houston mayor, Texas governor clash over Harvey costshttp://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/houston-mayor-texas-governor-clash-over-harvey-costs/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all
http://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/houston-mayor-texas-governor-clash-over-harvey-costs/#respondTue, 26 Sep 2017 15:07:25 -0700http://www.seattletimes.com/news/houston-mayor-texas-governor-clash-over-harvey-costs/AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says Houston’s mayor is holding the state “hostage” by proposing a 3.6 percent local tax increase unless Texas offers some of its rainy day fund to pay bills after Hurricane Harvey. Abbott said Tuesday that Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner has “all the money he needs” for now […]]]>Christie asks Murphy, Guadagno for help attracting Amazonhttp://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/christie-asks-murphy-guadagno-for-help-attracting-amazon/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all
http://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/christie-asks-murphy-guadagno-for-help-attracting-amazon/#respondTue, 26 Sep 2017 15:04:02 -0700http://www.seattletimes.com/news/christie-asks-murphy-guadagno-for-help-attracting-amazon/TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Republican Gov. Chris Christie wants the Democratic and GOP candidates vying to succeed him to help New Jersey land Amazon’s second home. The Associated Press obtained a letter Tuesday from Christie to Democrat Phil Murphy and Republican Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno. He asked them to sign onto his efforts to get […]]]>Minneapolis man accused of killing wife who wanted divorcehttp://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/minneapolis-man-accused-of-killing-wife-who-wanted-divorce/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all
http://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/minneapolis-man-accused-of-killing-wife-who-wanted-divorce/#respondTue, 26 Sep 2017 15:03:49 -0700http://www.seattletimes.com/news/minneapolis-man-accused-of-killing-wife-who-wanted-divorce/MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minneapolis man is accused of strangling his wife after she filed divorce papers. Prosecutors on Tuesday charged 55-year-old Tony Le with second-degree murder. Le is accused of strangling his wife with a phone cord in the bathroom of their home. According to the complaint, police were called to the home on […]]]>Florida emergency management head leaving for private sectorhttp://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/florida-emergency-management-head-leaving-for-private-sector/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all
http://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/florida-emergency-management-head-leaving-for-private-sector/#respondTue, 26 Sep 2017 15:02:43 -0700http://www.seattletimes.com/news/florida-emergency-management-head-leaving-for-private-sector/TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida’s top emergency management official is stepping down to take a job in the private sector. Gov. Rick Scott announced Tuesday that Florida Division of Emergency Management Director Bryan Koon will leave his position at the end of the month. He took over the agency in 2011, shortly after Scott became […]]]>FEMA head says more ships and troops headed to Puerto Ricohttp://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/fema-head-says-more-ships-and-troops-headed-to-puerto-rico/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all
http://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/fema-head-says-more-ships-and-troops-headed-to-puerto-rico/#respondTue, 26 Sep 2017 14:56:34 -0700http://www.seattletimes.com/news/fema-head-says-more-ships-and-troops-headed-to-puerto-rico/WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration said Tuesday it was sending a flotilla of ships and thousands more military personnel to Puerto Rico to address the growing humanitarian crisis caused by Hurricane Maria. The administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Brock Long, said the devastation wrought by the Category 4 storm presented logistical challenges, […]]]>ACLU sues over prisoner interview rightshttp://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/aclu-sues-over-prisoner-interview-rights/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all
http://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/aclu-sues-over-prisoner-interview-rights/#respondTue, 26 Sep 2017 14:55:30 -0700http://www.seattletimes.com/news/aclu-sues-over-prisoner-interview-rights/BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A federal lawsuit accuses Louisiana prison officials of violating the rights of state penitentiary prisoners by banning them from talking about their crime in interviews. The American Civil Liberties Union filed the suit Tuesday in Baton Rouge. The suit says the policy bans interviews about the crimes because of the […]]]>Term-limited Christie orders Cabinet to plan transitionhttp://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/term-limited-christie-orders-cabinet-to-plan-transition/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all
http://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/term-limited-christie-orders-cabinet-to-plan-transition/#respondTue, 26 Sep 2017 14:55:04 -0700http://www.seattletimes.com/news/term-limited-christie-orders-cabinet-to-plan-transition/TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Gov. Chris Christie says he’s ordered his Cabinet to begin planning for a “helpful” transition to his successor. Christie, a term-limited Republican who is set to leave office in January, held a Cabinet meeting Tuesday in Trenton. He’s told officials to write transition memos and told the treasurer to set up […]]]>Panel approves Huntsman’s nomination to be envoy to Russiahttp://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation-politics/panel-approves-huntsmans-nomination-to-be-envoy-to-russia/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all
http://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation-politics/panel-approves-huntsmans-nomination-to-be-envoy-to-russia/#respondTue, 26 Sep 2017 14:53:59 -0700http://www.seattletimes.com/news/panel-approves-huntsmans-nomination-to-be-envoy-to-russia/WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate Foreign Relations Committee has approved the nomination of former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman to serve as President Donald Trump’s ambassador to Russia. The panel recommended by voice vote Tuesday that the full Senate consider Huntsman’s selection. If he’s confirmed, Huntsman would take over a high-profile post amid ongoing investigations by […]]]>